Fresh off gnawing on Bob’s leg, Andrew J. West is sinking his teeth into the lead role on The CW’s Dead People pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Penned by Californication creator Tom Kapinos and produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, the project follows a down-on-his-luck, semi-alcoholic but roguishly charming cab driver who, after a near-death experience, suddenly has the ability to interact with ghosts, including the late ex-wife he has never gotten over.

It's been long in the works, but ITV has now confirmed that it's ordered a pilot for a revival of The Saint.

Set to go into production in 2016, this new take from writers Ed Whitmore (Arthur & George) and Chris Lunt (Prey) promises to bring Simon Templar - a roguish Robin Hood for the modern day - to a whole new audience.

Last year, Norton delivered two spectacularly disparate performances - as reprehensible Tommy Lee Royce on BBC One's Happy Valley and as 'sexy vicar' Sidney Chambers on ITV's Grantchester. Take a little of Royce's edginess, add a dash of Chambers's charm and you might just have yourself the perfect Saint.

Wood, who currently recurs on The Vampire Diaries as magical sociopath Kai Parker, has been cast in showrunner Plec’s new CW drama pilot Cordon, which follows a group of unlikely heroes who emerge amidst a deadly outbreak in Atlanta, our sister site Variety reports. Wood will play bad guy-turned-cop Jake.

The CW, known to bring back previous players, has cast its first pilot for the 2015-16 cycle, Variety has learned.

Chris Wood, who had substantial arcs in both in Julie Plec’s “Vampire Diaries” and the CW’s “Carrie Diaries,” is set for the role of Jake, a former renegade turned cop, in Plec’s upcoming drama “Cordon.”

The series follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. The drama tells the story of loved ones torn apart, and how the society that grows inside the cordon reveals both the devolution of humanity and the birth of unlikely heroes.

Jake (Wood) is among those trapped inside the cordon, and finds himself there to protect the ones who need him most, even though his first instinct is to save himself.

Appropriately titled “The Downward Spiral,” the follow-up to Sheriff Forbes’ funeral finds Caroline presenting “an unexpected ultimatum” to her friends, and Stefan’s well-intended intervention “sets off a dangerous chain of events, leaving him and Elena in a race against the clock.”

TVLine recently spoke with Candice Accola about Stefan and Caroline’s budding romance, of which she’s
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I haven’t yet recovered from last week’s traumatic good-bye to Sheriff Forbes, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from our beloved show, it’s that death stops for no one. (Oh, wait, flip that: It’s that death stops no one … until now, that is.) With our gang mourning one of their own, we watched them each grapple with mortality (and immortality) in different ways, all directed beautifully by the one and only Julie Plec. So let’s get to it, since life is short (or indefinite, or whatever).Three seconds in and mini-Caroline is already breaking my heart. “But what if you die and I’m still here?” “Then you’ll be all grown-up, and you won’t need me.” This moment is such an important one in the life of every parent and child, and watching it now, after Caroline’s mom is already gone … Minus 12. (Also,
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Just as Candice Accola previewed, Stefan and Caroline indeed discussed last week’s #SterolineKiss, though probably not at the length most fans would have wanted; as she noted, “There’s no time like the horribly inappropriate present to get to the bottom of that.” Not ready to discuss the issue, Stefan told Caroline they should wait
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No one loves a great scene more than the person who first dreamed it up -- the writer. We're asking iconic shows' creators and writers to tell ETonline all about the moment on their series that they most cherished getting to see make it from script to screen.

Since it first premiered in 2012, Girls has told the harsh and hilarious stories of four twenty-something women learning how to navigate life after college in New York City. For four seasons, we’ve watched these awkward girls evolve into slightly less awkward young women -- in part thanks to the boys -- err, men -- in their lives.

For Hannah -- played by show creator Lena Dunham -- that’s Adam (Adam Driver), an aloof, sexually aggressive part-time actor who starts the series as Hannah’s friend with benefits but later becomes her boyfriend.

After 125 episodes and six seasons of “The Vampire Diaries,” Julie Plec, who also serves as showrunner on spinoff “The Originals” and has another pilot in development at the CW, is taking her turn in the director’s chair — a daunting, yet perfectly fit, seat that’s been a long time warming up for Plec.

“I had a moment where I wrote a movie script and it was my first movie job and I was very excited to do it, and my only goal was really not to get fired off of it,” says Plec, who got her start on “Dawson’s Creek” and has worked with frequent co-producer Kevin Williamson on films including “Cursed,” “Teaching Mrs. Tingle” and the “Scream” franchise. “In writing it, I realized that if and when they ever made the movie, I probably would never get to sit down with the director and tell him what
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Julie Plec has become one of the more prolific showrunner/producers during the past few years: With two shows currently on the air (The CW's The Vampire Diaries and spinoff The Originals), a pilot in development (The CW's Cordon), and the 2013 version of The Tomorrow People under her belt, Plec's had her hands full.
And now, with Thursday's hour of The Vampire Diaries, "Let Her Go," Plec is adding another title to her list: director.
Plec kicks off her directing career with a big hour for the series: following the death of Caroline's (Candice Accola) mother, she and her friends struggle

After six seasons, 125 episodes and more doppelgangers than you could shake a moonstone at, executive producer Julie Plec finally makes her directorial debut with Thursday’s Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8/7c) — and we’ve got the exclusive behind-the-scenes photos to prove it.

Thursday’s Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8/7c) is bound to be a tearjerker — Sheriff Forbes is, at last, laid to rest — but Candice Accola tells TVLine there’s a silver lining in the hour for Caroline, and it goes by the name of Stefan Salvatore.

“Caroline and Stefan definitely need to have a talk about what happened,” Accola acknowledges. “We will see them discuss it, and the result of that conversation will really paint a picture of what’s in store for them in the future.”

Ten new photos offer our first look at the heartbreaking tribute to one of Mystic Falls’ finest, and all of your favorites are in attendance — looking their very best, naturally — including Stefan, who appears to share yet another tender moment with his (potential) new girlfriend during the service.

Sneak Peek footage from the next episode of "The Vampire Diaries", titled "Let her Go", written and directed by series creator, executive producer Julie Plec, airing February 19, 2015:

"...after assigning tasks to each of her friends, 'Caroline' (Candice Accola) attempts to deal with her current situation as reality begins to set in around her. While spending the day with Caroline, 'Elena' (Nina Dobrev) grows concerned when she starts noticing a strange change in her behavior. Meanwhile, 'Alaric' (Matt Davis) becomes wary when 'Kai' (Chris Wood), who has begun experiencing unexpected consequences from the merge, turns to 'Jo' (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe), desperate for her help.

"Elsewhere, while 'Bonnie' (Kat Graham) finds herself in an unfamiliar situation, 'Matt' (Zach Roerig) and 'Tyler' (Michael Trevino) contemplate a major life change. And when 'Damon' (Ian Somerhalder) offers Caroline advice on how to cope with everything going on around her, it forces him to
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Thursday’s Vampire Diaries — unquestionably one of the series’ finest hours to date — bid two very different farewells to fan-favorite characters, allowed a long-awaited ‘ship to finally set sail and revealed more buried secrets than you could shake an Ascendant at.

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